Tire.



'H. 0. WILSON.

"mm. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 3, 1910.

Patented Oct. 3, 1911.

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H. 0. WILSON.

v v TIRE. APPLICATION FILED DEG. 3,1910.

Patented Oct. 3, 1911.

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TIRE.

Specification or Letterslatent.

, Patented Oct. 3, 1911:

Application filed ne emberls, 19 10; seriai norssslaes.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, HOWARD O. WrLsoN, a jcj-itizen of the United States, residing at Ainsworth, in the county ofQBrown and 'useful Improvements in Tires, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in cushion. tiresfor vehicle wheels, its object being to provide a tirefor automobiles, vehicles,'bicyclesand the like which shall have a11; 0f' the resiliency of a pneumatic tire, while bein free from its disadvantages such as its tendency tiijpuncture, rendering the said pneumatic wheel short lived. Other-objects and advantages will be described in this specification and particularly set QforthQin. theappend'ed claims. In the accompanying drawings there has .been i'llustrateda simple and preferred embodiment of the improvement, and'in which .drawings, 7 v

Figurel isa side elevation ofa .wheel providednvithizthe impreved; tire. Fig. 2 is 35 a longitudinal sectional view of th'eZtire.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view-of the outer or tread portion of the tire. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken upon the line 44 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail side elevation, .partly in section, illustrating the employment of a plurality of springs.

6 a detail perspective view of' the ends of the tire separated.

In the accompanying drawings thenuwheel.

the spokes 2. These'spokes 2 are each connected with a rim or-felly designated by the num'eral '3. The felly or rim, of course, is arranged concentrically with the boxing of 'tiieyehicle and" the said felly is of a cross U sli'aped' formation, as clearly sectional illustratedigifFigfQ of the r ngs h 5igfelly 2 has itsinner face provided with a plurality of ;,cjerntra11 arranged doors at,

8 provided by suitable "eye'bolts 9. The,

State of Nebraska, have invented new and.

10f sections,

.meral 1 designates. an ordinary vehicle,- This wheel 1 is centrally-provided with the usual boxing from which radiate.

outer extending portion ,8 of the eyebolts 9 are each. provided with: suitable nuts 10, the purpose of which will presently be set forth. The numeral 11 designates the outer bi tread s'elctionof the tire. This section 11 is also substantially tl shaped in cross section and has its inner face formed with a'plurality of upwardlyextending nibs 12 and I'B, and each of 'these nibs is formed with openings 14, the purpose of which will presently be set forth. it-l'fhave their inner'faces raised a suitable distance and' terminate, in the ;ofiset shoul-' I ders '15 and 16. The distance between the 1; reduced portionsiof the said member 11 is slightly lesser than the .widthbf, the felly section 3 and the saidmember 11 is adapted to straddle the o'fi'set; side members 17 ,of-the said felly ection. I Itwill thatjby-Iproviding the section 11 'with'ftlie ofi'set shoulders the movement o'f -the-s'e'ctions 3 and" 11 will be effectively limited in one direction. The

formed with an angular recess or depression 18,----and positioned within the said recess is a tread 19, the latter being constructed of rubber or other suitable preferably resilient material. face of the section 11 through the medium of suitable bolt members 20. The tread member 11 is preferably formed of a ipair as clearly illustrated in l :{of the drawings,

their ends being formed-with spaced pro. eeting tongues? 21 --"'a$nd the tongues offone ,ofthe sections" are adapted "to overlie the tongues of the scdnd section. and each of the said tongues through the medium ofrerhov able securing elements 22. (Connected with the eye bolts 9 and with the openings @214 provided by the members 12 and 13 are torsional to exert pressure between the rim, sections so as to normally force'the tread section'll away fromtlie felly section 3.

From theabove description taken in conwill be note'djthat I haveprovided an extremely simple and thoroughly effective wheel and tireffor the wheel, one wherein p the outer or tread section may be easily and section, one wherein the springs 23 and 24 may be adjusted through the medium of the ,The side wallsjof the member outer face onperipheny.ofrthesection 11; is

The-tread 19 is secured to the the said fsct ions adjacent eo are connected together springs 23 and 24, the latter being adapted nection with-the accompanying. drawings, iti

quickly positioned upon the inner or felly 1 10 nuts 10, and one which provides for the ready access to the springs for the removal or-positioning of the same should one of the said springs lose its rigidity and be re- 5 placed by a new spring.

In Fig. 5 of the drawings, I have illustrated a slightly modified form of the device. In this figure a pair of springs a are employed. The springs are connected with the sections in-a manner similar 'to that heretofore set forth, but as clearly shown the said springs arearranged at an angle or inclined toward each other, and the securing nuts for the bolts 1) are also arranged at an angle with relation to the rim' 0. B

what I claim is 1-. A wheel having a substantially cross sectional U-shaped felly, a tread member also .of a substantially U-shaped cross sectional formation straddling the telly, resilient members positioned between the sections, spokes for the said wheel, the inner face of the said felly being formed with a plurality of doors adapted to provide means whereby access to the resil ent members may be had for the purpose of repairing the same, each of the said doors positioned between the spokes, and a means to retain the doors in locked positions.

2. A wheel having a substantially U- shaped felly, a tread member also of a substantially U-shaped cross sectional. formation straddling the telly, resilient memberspositioned between the sections, the said tread. member having the inner surface of its sides formed with reduced portions to provide shoulders, adapted to contact andv limit the movement of the telly in one direction, the inner surface of the said tread provided with a plurality of slits to form tongues, and the tongues. of one section adapted to overlap the tongues of the other section, and removable elements connecting the sections.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' HOWARD 0. WILSON. Witnesses:

J OHN E. HUMPHrnYs, FRANK S. ToLrvniz.

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